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Calendar of Events & Activities
Saturday, Oct. 14
Indigenous Peoples Day
Powwow & Indian Market
10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Grand Entry 1 p.m.
Enjoy Native American foods, arts & crafts, drumming, singing and many types of native dancing. Sponsored by the City of Berkeley, this event is free.
Civic Center Park
Allston Way at MLK Jr. Way
Info: 615-0603
Fall Festival at School of the
Madeleine
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1225 Milvia at Berryman, Berkeley
Raffle, Games, Food, Silent Auction
Prizes, Haunted House, Fun
Traffic Calming Workshop
1 - 4 p.m.
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave.
Help to achieve reasonable traffic speeds and volume on local streets.
Free Spay and Neuter
Vouchers
2 - 4 p.m.
Berkeley Animal Shelter
2013 Second St.
The City of Berkeley, along with Spay Neuter Your Pet (SNYP) is kicking off a City-funded program to reduce the number of animals euthanized. They are offering free spay and neuter vouchers to all Berkeley residents.
Run Your Own Landscape Business: Part 1
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ecology Center
2530 San Pablo Ave. (at Blake)
Local horticultural consultant and UC Master Gardener Jessie West will teach you how to plant, prune, control weeds, and more. The first of three classes. The others are scheduled for Oct. 21 & 28 in the same timeslot.
$15 general; $10 for members; $5 materials fee
Call 548-2220 x223
Indian Rock Parks Clean-Up
8 a.m. - Noon
Indian Rock Park
Come help local resident Sharon Tamm clean up Indian Rock, Mortar Rock, Grotto Rock and their surrounding areas. Gloves will be provided. Bring a scraping tool and compete for the “Most Gum” award. Prizes have been provided by the Class 5 and IronWorks climbing clubs along with the Any Mountain Outlet store.
To volunteer call Sharon Tamm, 524-1415
Learn to Birdwatch
Oct. 16, 18, 23 & 25
9:30 a.m. - Noon
UC Botanical Gardens
200 Centennial Drive
$50 for members; $65 for non-members
Call for info or to enroll: 643-2755
An Evening with The
Professor
5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Mambo Mambo
1803 Webster St.
Oakland
Berkeley resident Geoffrey A. Hirsch, better known as the Tie Guy from the “How Berkeley Can You Be” parade got his start in comedy in 1996. A professor in real life, Hirsch tell the story of how he became a funny guy.
$5 for show only, $10 for show and dinner
Call Geoffrey Hirsch at 845-5631 to reserve tickets
Sunday, Oct. 15
A Taste of the Greenbelt
1 - 4 p.m.
Los Gatos Opera House
Celebrate the Bay Area’s agricultural and culinary bounty. This benefit features a variety of musical groups, local artists and samples from over 40 local restaurants, farmers, wineries and microbreweries. Proceeds benefit Greenbelt Alliance’s ongoing efforts to protect Bay Area farmlands and open space.
$45 per person; $80 for this event and the Oct. 22 event in SF
1-800-543-GREEN, www.greenbelt.org
Musicians for Medical
Marijuana Benefit
8 p.m.
Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo (at Gilman)
The fourth benefit concert with The Cannabis Healers featuring Barney Doyle of the Mickey Hart Band and Terry Haggerty of Sons of Champlin. Also performing will be Country Joe McDonald and Buzzy Linhart and friends. All proceeds go to support public education efforts, medical cannabis research, and financial assistance for patients and their caregivers facing legal challengers.
Tickets: $15 minimum donation, under 12 free
Call the Ashkenaz box office, 525-5054 or go to gdt.stoo.com or ticketweb.com
A Muslim Approach to Life
3 p.m.
St. Johns Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave.
A presentation on the Muslim spiritual life and culture which will focus on women’s lives and the uniqueness of women’s spiritual journeys. This is the first of four Sunday programs that will focus on this theme.
Call 527-4496
Time, Space, and Knowledge
Vision
6 p.m.
Tibetan Nyingma Institute
1815 Highland Place
Ken McKeon , teacher writer and TSK practitioner since 1980 speaks on “Time, Space, and Knowledge, Right from the Start.” Free.
Call 843-6812
1923 North Berkeley Fire Walking Tour
10 a.m. - Noon
Phil Gale leads this tour of the Sept. 18, 1923 fire site, identifying various changes wrought in buildings and landscape. The tour includes the Mayback chimney, around which a new home was constructed. Pre-paid reservations are required.
$10
Call for reservations, 848-0181
Compiled by Chason Wrainwright
